Festival of the Performing Arts Parish Auditions to begin January 14

Kingston, Jamaica: The 2020 National Festival of the Performing Arts Competition, a staple on the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s annual calendar, will see it’s Parish Auditions round beginning this Tuesday, January 14.

Free JCDC Culinary Arts Workshops to Ignite Creativity with Sweet Potatoes

Beginning this Thursday, January 16, the Jamaica Culinary Arts Competition will host a series of free developmental workshops across all thirteen parishes, which will highlight the 2020 competition’s specially selected locally-produced food item, the sweet potato.

Performing Arts Entry Deadline Fast Approaching

The deadline for entry for the 2020 National Festival of the Performing Arts is fast approaching, according to Director of Marketing and Public Relations at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Andrew Clunis.

Jamaica Visual Arts Competition’s Youth Edition Exhibition Currently Underway

The award winning pieces of the Jamaica Visual Arts Competition’s very first Youth Exhibition are currently on display at the Jamaica Conference Centre, 14 – 20 Port Royal Street, Kingston.

JCDC Jump-Starts 2020 Performing Arts Festival with Intensive Workshops • Entries also being accepted for 2020 Festival Song, Festival Queen, Adult and Children’s Gospel Song Competitions

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will jump-start the 2020 National Festival of the Performing Arts with a series of extensive and insightful workshops across the island slated for November and December 2019.

JCDC to Launch Island-wide Writer’s Circle in St. Elizabeth

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Creative Writing Competition will launch its newest initiative, an island-wide Writer’s Circle, this Monday, November 4 at the St. Elizabeth Parish library in St. Elizabeth, beginning at 10:00 am.

 

A Special Gathering – Miss Lou Centenary Floral Tribute

The Hon. Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport lays a floral arrangement on the shrine of Dr. the Hon.

Aunty Roachy Festival Rescheduled to Culminate Miss Lou 100 Celebrations

Kingston, Jamaica: The highly-anticipated Aunty Roachy Festival and Ring Ding Concert, originally scheduled for this Saturday, September 7, Miss Lou’s birthday, has been rescheduled, and will now be staged later in the year.

“Taste and See” is 2019 Jamaica Gospel Song

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is pleased to announce the results from the Grand Final of the Jamaica Gospel Song Competition, held on Sunday, August 4 at the National Arena: